Oracle ITA Division I Men’s Doubles Rankings – Preseason Top 60 By ITA Tennis - January 13, 2021 The USC Trojans topped the Oracle ITA DI Men Preseason Team, Singles, and Doubles Rankings. The one common factor? Israel's Daniel Cukierman (Tel Aviv, ISRAEL).  Cukierman ended 2020's shortened season ranked #1 in singles and starts out 2021 as #1 in the pre-rankings.   Cukierman (on right above) and partner Riley Smith start out the 2021 season as the No. 1 doubles team in the nation. The top five is filled out by Michigan’s Fenty/Siimar, Oklahoma State’s Vocel/Kellovsky, Ohio State’s Cash/McNally, and North Carolina’s Kiger/Soendergaard.  Other notable Israelis ranked in the top 50 are:  Yannai Barkai (Tel Aviv, ISRAEL), NC State #9 doubles, Mor Bulis (Tel Aviv, ISRAEL), USC #26 singles and #50 doubles and Bar Botzer (Tel Aviv, ISRAEL), Wake Forest  #31 singles.                   Dor Saar, University of Maine Black Bears pick up fifth-straight win, complete sweep at UAlbany Saar becomes Maine's all-time leader for three-pointers made (220) Albany, N.Y. -- Blanca Millan's game-high 27 points helped guide Maine to its fifth-straight win as the Black Bears completed the weekend sweep at UAlbany, 63-47. The win, Maine's eighth in a row against the Great Danes, moved Maine to 10-1 on the season and 7-1 in America East play. Dor Saar (Ma'anit, ISRAEL) knocked down a trio of three-pointers in the win, including the 220th of her career to break Cindy Blodgett's program record for three-point field goals made. Saar, who finished with nine points and five assists, stands just two points shy of 1,000 for her career. Millan added six rebounds and three steals to her impressive stat line as she has now scored in double-figures in all 11 of Maine's games this season. The Black Bears, who never trailed in the contest, finished 10-of-22 from downtown and 26-of-55 overall from the floor. Defensively Maine forced 19 turnovers with 10 steals and, for the fourth time this season, held its opponent under 50 points. A day after going 4-for-17 from 3-point range, the Black Bears came out on fire from beyond the arc. Four triples in the opening 4:05, including a pair from Saar, helped Maine to a 12-6 edge.

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